Bibliograph

The ethics of aid and trade, U.S. food policy, foreign competition, and the social contract, Paul B. Thompson

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The ethics of aid and trade, U.S. food policy, foreign competition, and the social contract, Paul B. Thompson

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ethics of aid and trade

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

726825540

Responsibility statement

Paul B. Thompson

Series statement

Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

U.S. food policy, foreign competition, and the social contract

Summary

The traditional military-territorial model of the nation state defines international duties in terms of protecting citizens' property from foreign threats. In this 1992 book about the principles of the US agricultural policy and foreign aid, Professor Thompson replaces this model with the notion of the trading state that sees its role in terms of the establishment of international institutions that stabilize and facilitate cultural and intellectual, as well as commercial, exchanges between nations. The argument focuses on protectionist challenges to foreign aid and development assistance programs, and engages with the views of a variety of economists, commodity organizations, and philosophers on world hunger and development. What emerges is a new interpretation of social contract theory that can determine goals for international trade and development policy.--, Provided by publisher

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The Ethics of Aid & Trade

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